Charles R. Rummell and Warren C. Cowen at the McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, Texas

Description:

At McCloskey General Hospital, Temple, Texas; Charles R. Rummell (left) and Warren C. Cowen had legs amputated as result of action in World War II; Andrew Vassiliades (left) and Andy Anderson give them silver ID bracelets, 11/09/1944. Charles and Warren sit in wheelchairs while Andy and Andrew place bracelets on them.

Item File:

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Topic:

Physical Disability, Veterans and Military, Social Welfare and Communities

Keywords:

Wheelchairs, Veterans, World War, 1939-1945, Amputees, Honor

Persons:

Rummel, Charles R.

Cowen, Warren Clay

Vassiliades, Andrew

Anderson, Andy

Places:

McCloskey General Hospital (Temple, Tex.)

Creator:

United States Army Signal Corps

Date Created:

1944-11-09

Image Type:

Black & White, Positive

Language:

English (United States)

Collection:

Warren C. Cowen Papers

Identifier:

10014122

Call Number:

AR696-2-18

Publisher:

University of Texas at Arlington

Rights:

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Rights Holder:

University of Texas at Arlington Libraries, Special Collections

License:

Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)